What's new at HSE » 2007 » December » 05 http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:09:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Land use planning advice - large scale petrol storage http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/05/land-use-planning-advice-large-scale-petrol-storage/?rss= Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:37:10 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/12/05/land-use-planning-advice-large-scale-petrol-storage/ Follows the explosion and fire at Buncefield Oil Storage Depot on 11 December 2005 and the consequent Buncefield Major Incident Investigation. The emerging findings from the investigation enabled HSE to review its policy for giving land use planning advice around this and other similar sites.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/05/future-of-health-and-safety-in-2017/feed/ When its comes to protection size does not matter http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/05/when-its-comes-to-protection-size-does-not-matter/?rss= Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:29:14 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/12/05/when-its-comes-to-protection-size-does-not-matter/ Health and Safety Commission (HSC) Chair Judith Hackitt reminds employers that when it came to the protection of their employees, size of the organisation/business must not matter.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/05/when-its-comes-to-protection-size-does-not-matter/feed/ Petroleum Enforcement Liaison Group (PELG) http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/05/petroleum-enforcement-liaison-group-pelg/?rss= Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:23:09 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/12/05/petroleum-enforcement-liaison-group-pelg/ Agendas and minutes from the 33rd, 34th and 35th meetings of PELG are now available.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/05/petroleum-enforcement-liaison-group-pelg/feed/ Pesticide approved products http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/05/pesticide-approved-products/?rss= Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:21:01 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/12/05/pesticide-approved-products/ New and amended pesticide products that have gained approval in November 2007 via the Biocides and Pesticides Unit of HSE under the Control of Pesticides Regulations.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/05/pesticide-approved-products/feed/ Large-scale petrol storage depots - consultation results http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/05/large-scale-petrol-storage-depots-consultation-results-report/?rss= Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:18:28 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/12/05/large-scale-petrol-storage-depots-consultation-results-report/ A summary of the responses to the consultative document on proposals for revised policies for HSE advice on development and control around large-scale petrol storage depots. It explains the changes HSE will be making to its advice around large-scale petrol storage depots.

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